The Precious Object brings together 14 artists from locales throughout Minnesota in the inaugural exhibition of mnartists.org's ARTmn visual arts series, presented in partnership with the Hennepin County Public Library
Kristin Van Dorn lives and works in St. Paul. She received her BFA in painting from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2002 and is pursuing a master in liberal studies degree from the University of Minnesota. Kristin is also an accomplished arts administrator working at DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, the Marketing and Public Relations Department and Development Department at the Orlando Museum of Art in Orlando, Florida, and as the Executive Director of the Lake Eustis Museum of Art in Eustis, Florida. She currently serves as the Development Manager for the American Composers Forum in St. Paul, Minnesota and is particularly interested in how the arts serve as a catalyst for community engagement and social change.